Strayer ACC560 Week 6 Quiz 8

ACC 560 Week 6 Quiz 8

TRUE-FALSE STATEMENTS

1. In most cases, a company sets the price instead of it being set by the competitive market.

2. In a competitive market, a company is forced to act as a price taker and must emphasize minimizing and controlling costs.

3. The difference between the target price and the desired profit is the target cost of the product.

4. In a competitive environment, the company must set a target cost and a target selling price.

5. The cost-plus pricing approach establishes a cost base and adds a markup to this base to determine a target selling price.

6. The cost-plus pricing model gives consideration to the demand side—whether customers will pay the target selling price.

7. Sales volume plays a large role in determining per unit costs in the cost-plus pricing approach.

8. In time-and-material pricing, the material charge is based on the cost of direct materials used and a material loading charge for related overhead costs.

9. The first step for time-and-material pricing is to calculate the material loading charge.

10. The material loading charge is expressed as a percentage of the total estimated cost of materials for the year.

11. Divisions within vertically integrated companies normally sell goods only to other divisions within the same company.

12. Using the negotiated transfer pricing approach, a minimum transfer price is established by the selling division.

13. There are two approaches for determining a transfer price: cost-based and market-based.

14. If a cost-based transfer price is used, the transfer price must be based on variable cost.

15. A problem with a cost-based transfer price is that it does not provide adequate incentive for the selling division to control costs.

16. In the formula for a minimum transfer price, opportunity cost is the contribution margin of goods sold externally.

17. The market-based transfer price approach produces a higher total contribution margin to the company than the cost-based approach.

18. A negotiated transfer price should be used when an outside market for the goods does not exist.

19. The number of transfers between divisions that are located in different countries has decreased as companies rely more on outsourcing.

20. Differences in tax rates between countries can complicate the determination of the appropriate transfer price.

a21. The absorption-cost approach is consistent with generally accepted accounting principles because it defines the cost base as the manufacturing cost.

a22. The first step in the absorption-cost approach is to compute the markup percentage used in setting the target selling price.

a23. Because absorption cost data already exists in general ledger accounts, it is cost effective to use it for pricing.

a24. The markup percentage in the variable-cost approach is computed by dividing the desired ROI/unit plus fixed costs/unit by the variable costs/unit.

a25. Under the variable-cost approach, the cost base consists of all of the variable costs associated with a product except variable selling and administrative costs.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

26. Factors that can affect pricing decisions include all of the following except

a. cost considerations.

b. environment.

c. pricing objectives.

d. All of these are factors.

27. In most cases, prices are set by the

a. customers.

b. competitive market.

c. largest competitor.

d. selling company.

28. A company must price its product to cover its costs and earn a reasonable profit in

a. all cases.

b. its early years.

c. the long run.

d. the short run.

29. Prices are set by the competitive market when

a. the product is specially made for a customer.

b. there are no other producers capable of manufacturing a similar item.

c. a company can effectively differentiate its product from others.

d. a product is not easily distinguished from competing products.

30. All of the following are correct statements about the target price except it

a. is the price the company believes would place it in the optimal position for its target audience.

b. is used to determine a product’s target cost.

c. is determined after the company has identified its market and does market research.

d. is determined after the company sets its desired profit amount.

31. Companies that sell products whose prices are set by market forces are called

a. price givers.

b. price leaders.

c. price takers.

d. price setters.

32. In which of the following situations would a company not set the prices of its products?

a. When the product is not easily differentiated from competing products

b. When the product is specially made for a customer

c. When there are few or no other producers capable of making a similar product

d. When the product can be effectively differentiated from others

33. The calculation to determine target cost is

a. variable manufacturing costs + fixed manufacturing costs.

b. sales price – (variable manufacturing costs + fixed manufacturing costs).

c. variable manufacturing costs + selling and administrative variable costs.

d. sales price – desired profit.

34. Target cost is comprised of

a. variable and fixed manufacturing costs only.

b. variable manufacturing and selling and administrative costs only.

c. total manufacturing and selling and administrative costs.

d. fixed manufacturing and selling and administrative costs only.

35. A company that is a price taker would most likely use which of the following methods?

a. Time-and-material pricing

b. Target costing

c. Cost plus pricing, contribution approach

d. Cost plus pricing, absorption approach

36. Bond Co. is using the target cost approach on a new product. Information gathered so far reveals:

Expected annual sales 400,000 units

Desired profit per unit $0.35

Target cost $168,000

What is the target selling price per unit?

a. $0.42

b. $0.70

c. $0.35

d. $0.77

37. Well Water Inc. wants to produce and sell a new flavored water. In order to penetrate the market, the product will have to sell at $2.00 per 12 oz. bottle. The following data has been collected:

Annual sales 50,000 bottles

Projected selling and administrative costs $8,000

Desired profit $70,000

The target cost per bottle is

a. $0.44.

b. $0.60.

c. $0.16.

d. $0.40.

38. Larry Cable Inc. plans to introduce a new product and is using the target cost approach. Projected sales revenue is $810,000 ($4.05 per unit) and target costs are $730,000. What is the desired profit per unit?

a. $0.40

b. $2.03

c. $3.65

d. None of the above

39. Wasson Widget Company is contemplating the production and sale of a new widget. Projected sales are $300,000 (or 75,000 units) and desired profit is $36,000. What is the target cost per unit?

a. $4.00

b. $3.52

c. $4.48

d. $4.80

40. Boomer Boombox Inc. wants to produce and sell a new lightweight radio. Desired profit per unit is $1.84. The expected unit sales price is $22 based on 10,000 units. What is the total target cost?

a. $201,600

b. $220,000

c. $18,400

d. $238,400

41. In cost-plus pricing, the markup consists of

a. manufacturing costs.

b. desired ROI.

c. selling and administrative costs.

d. total cost and desired ROI.

42. The desired ROI per unit is calculated by

a. multiplying the ROI times the investment and dividing by the estimated volume.

b. multiplying the unit selling price by the ROI.

c. dividing the total cost by the estimated volume and multiplying by the ROI.

d. dividing the ROI by the estimated volume and subtracting the result from the unit cost.

43. Bellingham Suit Co. has received a shipment of suits that cost $200 each. If the company uses cost-plus pricing and applies a markup percentage of 60%, what is the sales price per suit?

a. $333

b. $320

c. $280

d. $500

44. Custom Shoes Co. has gathered the following information concerning one model of shoe:

Variable manufacturing costs $40,000

Variable selling and administrative costs $20,000

Fixed manufacturing costs $160,000

Fixed selling and administrative costs $120,000

Investment $1,700,000

ROI 30%

Planned production and sales 5,000 pairs

What is the total cost per pair of shoes?

a. $40

b. $68

c. $168

d. $96

45. Custom Shoes Co. has gathered the following information concerning one model of shoe:

Variable manufacturing costs $40,000

Variable selling and administrative costs $20,000

Fixed manufacturing costs $160,000

Fixed selling and administrative costs $120,000

Investment $1,700,000

ROI 30%

Planned production and sales 5,000 pairs

What is the desired ROI per pair of shoes?

a. $68

b. $168

c. $102

d. $170

46. Custom Shoes Co. has gathered the following information concerning one model of shoe:

Variable manufacturing costs $40,000

Variable selling and administrative costs $20,000

Fixed manufacturing costs $160,000

Fixed selling and administrative costs $120,000

Investment $1,700,000

ROI 30%

Planned production and sales 5,000 pairs

What is the target selling price per pair of shoes?

a. $142

b. $170

c. $114

d. $158

47. Custom Shoes Co. has gathered the following information concerning one model of shoe:

Variable manufacturing costs $40,000

Variable selling and administrative costs $20,000

Fixed manufacturing costs $160,000

Fixed selling and administrative costs $120,000

Investment $1,700,000

ROI 30%

Planned production and sales 5,000 pairs

What is the markup percentage?

a. 150%

b. 255%

c. 850%

d. 182%

48. Lock Inc. has collected the following data concerning one of its products:

Unit sales price $145

Total sales 15,000 units

Unit cost $115

Total investment $1,800,000

The ROI percentage is

a. 20%.

b. 25%.

c. 30%.

d. 35%.

49. Lock Inc. has collected the following data concerning one of its products:

Unit sales price $145

Total sales 15,000 units

Unit cost $115

Total investment $1,800,000

The markup percentage is

a. 20.69%.

b. 22.59%.

c. 25%.

d. 26.09%.

50. A company using cost-plus pricing has an ROI of 24%, total sales of 20,000 units and a desired ROI per unit of $30. What was the amount of investment?

a. $144,000

b. $2,500,000

c. $456,000

d. $789,475

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